01 DEC 2021, Notes for incoming transfer, sighted; added gender. 1) Remove words "Military marker" from inscription section and replace with actual wording on the marker. Bio section as entered/written by the original creator of the memorial has been retained, and is below the divider.
2) Enlisted from the State of Oklahoma and served in the 165th Depot Brigade in World War I. Depot Brigades (D.B.) organized for World War I included: 151st (Camp Devens); 152nd (Camp Upton); 153rd (Camp Dix); 154th (Camp Meade); 155th (Camp Lee); 156th (Camp Jackson); 157th (Camp Gordon); 158th (Camp Sherman); 159th (Camp Taylor); 160th (Camp Custer); 161st (Camp Grant, Chicago, IL); 162nd (Camp Pike); 163rd (Camp Dodge); 164th (Camp Funston); 165th (Camp Travis); 166th (Camp Lewis); and 167th (Camp McClellan).
The role of the Depot Brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The Depot Brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out-processing and discharges.
Depot Brigades were organized into numbered battalions (1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, etc.), which in turn were organized into numbered companies.
The medal is the World War I Victory Medal. Known until 1947 simply as the "Victory Medal," it was awarded to any member of the U.S. military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations: 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918 for any military service; 12 November 1918, to 5 August 1919 for service in European Russia; 23 November 1918, to 1 April 1920 for service with the American Expeditionary Force Siberia. ~
2) Enlisted from the State of Oklahoma and served in the 165th Depot Brigade in World War I. Depot Brigades (D.B.) organized for World War I included: 151st (Camp Devens); 152nd (Camp Upton); 153rd (Camp Dix); 154th (Camp Meade); 155th (Camp Lee); 156th (Camp Jackson); 157th (Camp Gordon); 158th (Camp Sherman); 159th (Camp Taylor); 160th (Camp Custer); 161st (Camp Grant, Chicago, IL); 162nd (Camp Pike); 163rd (Camp Dodge); 164th (Camp Funston); 165th (Camp Travis); 166th (Camp Lewis); and 167th (Camp McClellan).
The role of the Depot Brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The Depot Brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out-processing and discharges.
Depot Brigades were organized into numbered battalions (1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, etc.), which in turn were organized into numbered companies.
The medal is the World War I Victory Medal. Known until 1947 simply as the "Victory Medal," it was awarded to any member of the U.S. military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations: 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918 for any military service; 12 November 1918, to 5 August 1919 for service in European Russia; 23 November 1918, to 1 April 1920 for service with the American Expeditionary Force Siberia. ~
01 DEC 2021, Notes for incoming transfer, sighted; added gender. 1) Remove words "Military marker" from inscription section and replace with actual wording on the marker. Bio section as entered/written by the original creator of the memorial has been retained, and is below the divider.
2) Enlisted from the State of Oklahoma and served in the 165th Depot Brigade in World War I. Depot Brigades (D.B.) organized for World War I included: 151st (Camp Devens); 152nd (Camp Upton); 153rd (Camp Dix); 154th (Camp Meade); 155th (Camp Lee); 156th (Camp Jackson); 157th (Camp Gordon); 158th (Camp Sherman); 159th (Camp Taylor); 160th (Camp Custer); 161st (Camp Grant, Chicago, IL); 162nd (Camp Pike); 163rd (Camp Dodge); 164th (Camp Funston); 165th (Camp Travis); 166th (Camp Lewis); and 167th (Camp McClellan).
The role of the Depot Brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The Depot Brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out-processing and discharges.
Depot Brigades were organized into numbered battalions (1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, etc.), which in turn were organized into numbered companies.
The medal is the World War I Victory Medal. Known until 1947 simply as the "Victory Medal," it was awarded to any member of the U.S. military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations: 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918 for any military service; 12 November 1918, to 5 August 1919 for service in European Russia; 23 November 1918, to 1 April 1920 for service with the American Expeditionary Force Siberia. ~
2) Enlisted from the State of Oklahoma and served in the 165th Depot Brigade in World War I. Depot Brigades (D.B.) organized for World War I included: 151st (Camp Devens); 152nd (Camp Upton); 153rd (Camp Dix); 154th (Camp Meade); 155th (Camp Lee); 156th (Camp Jackson); 157th (Camp Gordon); 158th (Camp Sherman); 159th (Camp Taylor); 160th (Camp Custer); 161st (Camp Grant, Chicago, IL); 162nd (Camp Pike); 163rd (Camp Dodge); 164th (Camp Funston); 165th (Camp Travis); 166th (Camp Lewis); and 167th (Camp McClellan).
The role of the Depot Brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The Depot Brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out-processing and discharges.
Depot Brigades were organized into numbered battalions (1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, etc.), which in turn were organized into numbered companies.
The medal is the World War I Victory Medal. Known until 1947 simply as the "Victory Medal," it was awarded to any member of the U.S. military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations: 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918 for any military service; 12 November 1918, to 5 August 1919 for service in European Russia; 23 November 1918, to 1 April 1920 for service with the American Expeditionary Force Siberia. ~
Inscription
SAMUEL J DEES
OKLAHOMA
PVT 9 CO 165 DEPOT BRIGADE
WORLD WAR I
AUG 26 1894 AUG 13 1965
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